Developments Cercanías Bilbao

1 developments

1.1 southern rail branch (c-1 , c-2)
1.2 santurtzi station (c-1)
1.3 miribilla station (c-3)
1.4 amurrio iparralde station (c-3)
1.5 barakaldo station (c-1/c-2)
1.6 portugalete station (c-1)
1.7 vizcaya bridge station (c-1)

developments

ametzola station.

these recent projects have been developed or started in network.

southern rail branch (c-1 , c-2)

in year 2000 network renewed public company bilbao ria 2000, several new underground stations opened in city of bilbao, project called southern rail branch (variante sur ferroviaria).

this change implied closing of parke/guggenheim , bilbao-la naja stations, on line run beside river before date. cleared ground creation of new riverside avenues , tramway. tracks used new branch used before freight transport, these tracks covered , new avenue , park of ametzola created on top of them. stations on new branch are:

san mamés
autonomía
ametzola
zabalburu

the former bilbao-la naja terminal station gave way bilbao-abando, c1 , c2 services arrive , depart now. formerly station used c3 , long distance services, cope increase of traffic 2 new covered platforms added station, increasing number of platforms 6 eight. remains of bilbao-la naja station can still seen beside arenal bridge.

the ametzola area rail yard, dismantled create new parks , residential areas.

santurtzi station (c-1)

the new santurtzi station.

the new santurtzi station built close old 1 bilbao ria 2000 , inaugurated on july 10, 2003. space old station occupied used parking lot, renewed extend nearby park.

miribilla station (c-3)

this station opened on december 16, 2008 , links newly developed neighbourhoods central bilbao. spain s deepest underground station, access platforms provided high capacity elevators.

amurrio iparralde station (c-3)

works have started in new iparralde station, in town of amurrio.

barakaldo station (c-1/c-2)

this station renewed, 200 m of tracks covered, improving newly developed neighbourhoods of barakaldo.

portugalete station (c-1)

this station covered, mall created on top of , lifts provide access central portugalete.

vizcaya bridge station (c-1)

there proposal build underground station, intermediate between portugalete , peñota stations, provide direct link vizcaya bridge.